Thurston omitted by Cowboys

Michael Morgan will slot in at halfback for Thurston who is believed to be nursing a shoulder complaint from Queensland’s State of Origin II loss despite backing up to inspire the Cowboys’ 21-20 NRL win in Canberra on Saturday.

Thurston’s Maroons teammate Morgan – who missed the stunning win over the Raiders due to a shoulder complaint – will chime into the halves with regular hooker Rory Kostjasyn at five-eighth.

Young forward Patrick Kaufusi is poised to make his NRL debut off the bench while Robert Lui is 18th man.

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